CC Adi 3.38 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 3: The External Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.
TEXT 38
- idānīṁ dvāpare tiṅho hailā kṛṣṇa-varṇa
- ei saba śāstrāgama-purāṇera marma
SYNONYMS
idānīm—now; dvāpare—in the Dvāpara-yuga; tiṅho—He; hailā—was; kṛṣṇa-varṇa—blackish color; ei—these; saba—all; śāstra-āgama—and Vedic literatures; purāṇera—of the Purāṇas; marma—the core.
TRANSLATION
Now, in the Dvāpara-yuga, the Lord had descended in a blackish hue. This is the essence of the statements in the Purāṇas and other Vedic literatures with reference to the context.